Yasha Asley is a British mathematics child prodigy[2] of Iranian descent.
[3] Raised solely by his father, Moussa, Yasha was gifted at maths from an early age.
[citation needed] When he started primary school at the age of four, he was described as having the mathematical ability of a typical twelve-year-old.
[4][5] While attending school Asley passed the A-level exams and became the youngest person to have achieved the 'A' grade in Mathematics at the age of 8 in 2011, surpassing a record previously held by March Tian Boedihardjo.
[6][7] For three years prior to starting his university education his full-time schooling was split, three days a week at primary school and two days a week he learned mathematics with Professor Alexander Gorban at the University of Leicester.